To call Kent State inexperienced in women’s lacrosse isn’t a slight as much as a reflection of reality.
The Golden Flashes officially launched their program this year, with a roster of two sophomores and 24 freshmen. By contrast, Notre Dame — the Flashes’ Sunday opponent — was undefeated four games into their 23rd season as a program and boasted a roster littered with Top 50 recruits.
Kent State’s official site summarized the “setback” suffered Sunday at Loftus Sports Center in just 71 words. What more could be said of a 27-0 Irish victory in which the Flashes managed just one shot in 60 minutes of play?